Safety Instructions, Installation & Operator’s Manual For

#6-3156 TWIN BAG GRASS CATCHER KITFOR 33” YARD CRUISERS YZ145332BVE

SERIES 2 MODELS

COPYRIGHT © 2000SNAPPER INC.ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

MANUAL No. 7-3447 (I.R. 02/29/00)

IMPORTANT!THIS KIT NOT INTENDED FOR USE ONYZ13331BE SERIES 1, OR ANY SERIES OFHZ /HZS YARD CRUISERS

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONSWARNING

All safety instructions and operating instructions in the manuals provided with the Snapper Yard Cruiser andthis Grass Catcher attachment must be followed. Read, understand, and follow ALL instructions and warningsin the Operator’s Manual provided with the machine, with this attachment, and ALL instructions and warningson the machine, engine and attachment. Failure to comply with ALL instructions and warnings can result indamage, serious injury or death to the operator or other persons.

1) DO NOT allow children or others in the yardwhen the machine is operated (even with theblades off).

2) DO NOT allow children or others to ride on themachine or attachment (even with the bladesoff).

3) DO NOT allow children to operate the machine.

4) DO NOT operate blades in reverse. STOPblades. LOOK and SEE behind and down forchildren, pets, and hazards before and whilebacking.

5) FRONT WEIGHT must be installed beforeoperating machine with grass catcher.

6) DO NOT operate machine on slopes exceeding10 degrees (18% grade) when equipped withgrass catcher.

7) Exercise EXTREME CAUTION on all slopes.Turn blades off when traveling uphill. Use aslow speed and avoid sudden or sharp turns.

8) DO NOT operate machine across face of slopes.Operate up and down. Practice on slopes withblades off.

9) AVOID uphill starts. If machine stops going uphill or tires lose traction, turn blades OFF andback slowly down the slope.

10) GRASS CATCHER COMPONENTS are subject todeterioration during normal use. Inspect allcomponents frequently for signs of wear ordeterioration. Replace worn or damagedcomponents immediately.

11) DO NOT leave machine with engine running.STOP engine, STOP blades, SET brake, andREMOVE key before leaving operator’s positionfor any reason.

12) DO NOT attempt to remove or unclog the grasscatcher with engine or blades running. Stopengine and blades and make sure all rotatingcomponents have come to a complete stopbefore removing any catcher component orattempting to unclog catcher or deck.

13) DO NOT operate machine without entire GrassCatcher or Guards in place.

14) DO NOT operate machine with grass catchercover open. Cover must be closed and latchedsecurely at all times unless dumping.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ..............................................................2

TABLE OF CONTENTS........................................................................................3

SECTION 1 - ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS .................................................... 4-8Introduction.............................................................................................................................. 4Bumper Bracket , Catcher Support Bracket & Heat Shield Installation............................. 4Heat Shield Installation........................................................................................................... 4Front Weight Plate Installation............................................................................................... 5Deck Adapter Installation .................................................................................................... 5-6Cover/Frame Installation ........................................................................................................ 6Grass Screen Installation ....................................................................................................... 6Cover Inlet & Baffle Installation ............................................................................................. 7Grass Bag Installation ............................................................................................................ 7Grass Tube Installation........................................................................................................ 7-8

SECTION 2 – OPERATION & MAINTENANCE ............................................. 9-12Introduction.............................................................................................................................. 9Grass Catcher Operation........................................................................................................ 9Emptying Grass Catcher ........................................................................................................ 9If The Grass Catcher Becomes Clogged............................................................................... 9Grass Catcher Maintenance ................................................................................................... 9Before Each Use...................................................................................................................... 9Twin Bag Assembly Components .................................................................................. 10-12

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SECTION 1 – ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONSINTRODUCTIONThe #6-3156 Twin Bag Grass Catcher Kit fits Snapper Yard Cruiser YZ145332BVE, Series 2 models. This Kit isnot intended for use on Series 1 YZ models or any Series of HZ and HZS Yard Cruisers. Use the followinginstructions to assemble the grass catcher components and prepare your machine for collecting grassclippings and leaves. Follow and complete each step carefully.

WARNINGDO NOT attempt any adjustments, maintenance orservice with the engine running. STOP engine.STOP blade. Engage parking brake. Remove key.Remove spark plug wire from spark plug andsecure wire away from spark plug. Engine andcomponents are HOT. Avoid serious burns, allowall parts to cool before working on machine.

STEP 1BUMPER BRACKET, CATCHER SUPPORTBRACKET AND HEAT SHIELD INSTALLATION

A. Remove two right bumper bolts and loosen topright frame bolt. See Figure 1.1.

B. Slide slot in bumper bracket under head of rightframe bolt. Push bracket firmly against rearbumper and tighten bolt.

C. Using two right bumper bolts removed in StepA, attach catcher support bracket and rearheat shield to the bumper. Tighten boltssecurely. See Figure 1.1.

FIGURE 1.1

D. Using two right bumper bolts removed in StepA, attach catcher support bracket and rear heatshield to the bumper. Tighten bolts securely.See Figure 1.2.

FIGURE 1.2

STEP 2MUFFLER HEAT SHIELD INSTALLATIONIMPORTANT! To avoid damage to grass catchercomponents, the muffler heat shield must be installedbefore operating machine.

A. Loosen bolt on top of muffler heat shield. SeeFigure 1.3.

B. Place muffler heat shield under existing heatshield on muffler and slide slot forward ontobolt.

C. Make sure that the slot is completely forwardand tighten bolt securely.

FIGURE 1.3

CATCHERSUPPORTBRACKET

REARHEATSHIELD

LOOSENONLY

HEAT SHIELD. SLIDE UNDEREXISTING HEAT SHIELD.

LOOSENONLY

BUMPERBRACKETREMOVE

BUMPERBOLTS

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SECTION 1 – ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS

WARNINGFront Weight Plates must be installed beforeoperating machine with grass catcher.

STEP 3FRONT WEIGHT PLATE INSTALLATION

A. Remove (4) knobs attaching floor pan to frontframe. Remove floor pan.

B. Attach (4) weight plates to front frame using (1)3/8-16 x 2” hex bolt, (2) 3/8” flat washers, (1)3/8” split lock washer and (1) 3/8-16 hex nut.Place four weight plates on front bumper andalign holes. Insert bolt with flat washer from top.Secure weights in place with flat washer, splitlock washer and hex nut. Tighten securely. SeeFigure 1.4.

C. Do not install the floor pan at this time

FIGURE 1.4

WARNINGDO NOT operate machine without entire grasscatcher or guards in place.

STEP 4DECK ADAPTER INSTALLATIONTo install the deck adapter on 33” YZ models, thedischarge deflector will have to be removed. Be carefulto save the deflector and all hardware removed forfuture use when not bagging.

A. Remove wing nuts, flat washers and boltssecuring deflector to side of deck. Savehardware. See Figure 1.5.

B. Remove hinge nut, spring, and hinge fromdeflector. Remove deflector. See Figure 1.5.

FIGURE 1.5

C. Hold the adapter in front of the deck. Align theadapter lugs with the lug retainers in the hinge.Push or lightly tap front of adapter towards therear until tight against deck. See Figure 1.6.

D. Install one of the previously removed bolts intothe hole in the center of the discharge openingand through the hole in the adapter. Secure theadapter to the deck with a flat washer and wingnut. See Figure 1.6.

FIGURE 1.6

3/8-16 X 2” HEX BOLT& FLAT WASHER

(4) WEIGHTPLATES

HINGENUT

SPRING

REMOVE WING NUTS,WASHERS & BOLTS

WING NUT& FLATWASHER

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SECTION 1 – ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONSE. Attach tube latch to deck adapter. Insert one

1/4-20 x 3/4” Carriage bolt from inside throughlower hole in adapter. Place Tube Latch overbolt, followed by 1/4” Internal Tooth lockwasher and secure with 1/4-20 hex nut. AlignTube Latch as shown and tighten securely. SeeFigure 1.7.

F. Install front floor pan. Tighten (4) knobssecurely.

FIGURE 1.7

STEP 5COVER/ FRAME ASSEMBLY INSTALLATION

A. Position cover/frame assembly over rearbumper and secure in place using (2) 5/16”diameter clevis pins and (2) hairpins. SeeFigure 1.8.

FIGURE 1.8

B. Insert center brace tube into spring latch andinsert end of spring into hole in tube. SeeFigure 1.9.

FIGURE 1.9

C. Place slotted end of brace tube into catchersupport bracket. Align holes in catcher frameand tube. Insert 5/16” diameter clevis pin andsecure with hairpin. See Figure 1.10.

FIGURE 1.10

STEP 6GRASS SCREEN INSTALLATION

A. The grass screen fits into a groove molded intothe right side of the top cover and is held inplace with the exposed end of the frame rod.Slide the screen and frame into the groove withthe exposed rod end towards the rear. Placeexposed rod end into hole in cover.See Figure 1.11.

FIGURE 1.11

ADAPTER

TUBE LATCH

RETAINERLUG

5/16” CLEVISPIN & HAIRPIN

HOLE

TUBE

SPRINGLATCH

COVERINLET

ROD END

GRASSSCREEN

(5) 1/4-20FLANGELOCK NUTS

5/16” CLEVISPIN & HAIRPIN

TUBEBRACE

SECTION 1 – ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONSSTEP 7COVER INLET AND BAFFLE INSTALLATION

A. Attach cover inlet to plate on frame using (5)1/4-20 x 1/2” carriage bolts and (5) 1/4-20flange lock nuts. Insert head of bolts one at atime through the plate in the frame and alignwith holes in the inlet. Loosely secure withflange lock nuts. When all (5) have beeninstalled, tighten each securely.See Figure 1.11.

B. Align (4) holes in baffle with the (4) holes in thetop cover. Insert (4) 1/4-20 x 3/4” round headmachine screws from inside cover. Place (1)1/4” flat washer over each bolt and secure eachwith a 1/4-20 hex nut. See Figure 1.12.

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STEP 8GRASS BAG INSTALLATIMPORTANT! Grass bags prevent excess blowout operator. Do Not operate mplace and the cover secure

A. Position bag so ththe bag frame lineslots in the catcher

B. Repeat with secondC. Close cover and

plate on cover. Chcover is full closed

FIGURE 1.13BAFFLE(ATTACH INSIDE COVER)

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LOCATINGLUGS

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IONmust be installed correctly to

on engine and towardsachine without both bags in

ly latched.at the three locating lugs in up with the three locating

frame. See Figure 1.13. bag.

hook spring latch into latcheck to make sure that the

and latched securely.

STEP 9GRASS TUBE INSTALLATION

A. Attach Tube Handle and Handle Base to Tubebefore installing Tube to catcher. Insert (2)1/4-20 x 3/4” Carriage bolts through HandleBase and holes in Tube as shown. See Figure1.13. Place Tube Handle over bolts followed by1/4” Internal Tooth lock washers and securewith (2) 1/4-20 hex nuts. Tighten securely. SeeFigure 1.14.

FIGURE 1.14

B. Place deck in lowest cutting height setting.C. Slide upper end of grass tube (end without

handle) into inlet of cover assembly.

HANDLE BASE

TUBEHANDLE

(4) 1/4-20 HEXNUTS & FLATWASHERS

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SECTION 1 – ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONSD. Slide lower end of Grass Tube over adapter

and rotate towards mower to secure HandleBase under Latch. See Figure 1.15.

E. Adjust deck to desired cutting height.

FIGURE 1.15

ROTATE GRASS TUBETOWARDS MOWER

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SECTION 2 – OPERATION & MAINTENANCEINTRODUCTIONFollow operation and maintenance instructions inthe Operator’s Manual provided with the SnapperYard Cruiser Riding Mower.

2.1 GRASS CATCHER OPERATIONA. Select desired cutting height. Choose a setting that

will not attempt to cut off too much at once,overloading the machine.

B. After starting engine and allowing a brief warm upperiod, move engine speed control to highestsetting.

C. Drive machine to cutting area. Engage blades.D. Select a slow forward ground speed until familiar

with conditions. Do not select a speed that is toofast, causing the machine to become overloaded.

E. The weight of the grass catcher and contents willaffect the stability and handling of the machine.Avoid sudden starts and sharp turns. Reducespeed on slopes, and DO NOT operate machine onslopes exceeding 10 degrees (18% grade). Operatemachine up and down slopes. DO NOT operatemachine across the face of slopes. Turn blades offwhen traveling up slope.

F. Empty grass catcher often to minimize effect onstability and handling. Over filling the catcher willreduce performance and cause clogging of thetube, adapter and deck.

G. Do not operate the machine with the Grass Catcheropen. The entire Grass Catcher must be installed,the catcher closed and latched properly beforeoperating.

2.2 EMPTYING GRASS CATCHERA. Empty Grass Catcher often to avoid overfilling.

Overfilling reduces performance and causesclogging of tube, adapter and deck.

B. Turn blades off. Drive machine to location theclippings are to be dumped. DO NOT operateblades in reverse. If you must back machine todump clippings in desired location, LOOK and SEEbehind and down for children, pets and hazardsbefore and while backing.

C. Bring joystick motion control to neutral. Engagepark brake. Stop engine. Remove key.

D. Unlatch and open catcher cover. Grasp bag frameand lift out. With one hand on the bag frame, grabhandhold on bottom of bag and tip bag.

E. After dumping, to maintain peak performance,check the catcher screen located on the inside ofthe Catch Cover to make sure it is clean and free ofany build up. Clean as required with brush orbroom.

F. Install grass catcher bags, making sure all threelocating lugs in bag frame align with slots in catcherframe.

G. Close cover and latch securely.H. Re-start engine and drive machine to cutting area.

Set engine speed to highest setting, engage bladesand resume operation.

WARNINGDO NOT attempt to remove any clogs from deck,adapter, or tube with engine or blade running.STOP engine. STOP blade. Engage parking brake.Remove key. Make sure blade and all rotatingcomponents have come to a complete stop beforeremoving or unclogging any catcher component.

2.3 IF THE GRASS CATCHER BECOMES CLOGGEDThe grass catcher may become plugged if theconditions are too severe, the catcher is overfilled, orthe machine is used improperly. If plugging does occur,attempt the following:1. Empty catcher more often.2. Clean screen on inside of catcher cover.3. Ground speed too fast – cut at slower speed.4. Removing too much grass – raise cutting height,

cut partial width, and cut lawn more frequently.5. Grass is too wet from rain or dew – allow grass to

dry.6. Blades are dull or worn – inspect blades and

replace as necessary. Use only genuine SNAPPERreplacement blades.

7. Mower equipped with incorrect blade. Catcheroperation requires high lift blade. Contact your localSNAPPER dealer for assistance in choosing thecorrect blade for your application.

8. Deck, adapter, or tube has clipping build up – cleanall clippings from all internal surfaces.

2.4 GRASS CATCHER MAINTENANCEGrass Catcher components are subject to wear anddeterioration during normal usage. Inspect allcomponents frequently for signs of wear anddeterioration. Replace worn or damaged componentsimmediately.

BEFORE EACH USEA. Inspect all Catcher components. Replace all worn

or damaged parts.B. Clean grass build up from deck, adapter, grass

tube, catcher cover and screen. To maintain peakperformance make sure screen is clean at eachdumping.

C. Inspect blade for wear or damage. Replace asneeded.

D. Perform pre-start check list and maintenance asinstructed in the SNAPPER Yard Cruiser Operator’sManual and Engine Owner’s Manual included withthe machine.

TWIN BAG ASSEMBLY COMPONENTS

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Section ofTWIN BAGGER COVER(Item 1)

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TWIN BAG GRASS CATCHER PARTS LISTITEM PART NO. DESCRIPTION

1* 5-9710 COVER ASS’Y (includes items 29, 38 & 43)2 1-8593 DECAL, Snapper (11-1/2” Long)3 7-1677 MUFFLER GUARD4 5-4645 FRAME WELDMENT

4A 2-3797 PAD, Bumper Mount (2)4B 9-0184 NUT, 5/16-18 Hex Center Lock (2)4C 9-0577 BOLT, 5/16-18 x 1-1/2" Carriage, Grade 5 (2)

5 5-8910 HEAT SHIELD (see Figure 1.3 on page 4)6 3-8087 HINGE, Top (2)7 9-0238 SCREW, 5/16-24 x 1" Hex Head Cap, Grade 5 (2)8 9-0588 SCREW, 3/8-16 x 2” Hex Head Cap, Grade 59 9-0122 WASHER, 3/8” Flat (2)

10 9-0118 WASHER, 3/8" Split Lock11 9-0130 NUT, 3/8-16 Hex12 9-0053 WASHER, 1/4” Internal Tooth Lock (4)13 9-1503 COTTER, Hairpin (3)14 3-6073 BRACE

14A 5-1407 ASSEMBLY, Spring and Hook15 2-9841 PIN, Clevis (3)16 3-5706 INLET17 1-9725 SECTOR18 9-1604 BOLT, 1/4-20 x 1/2" Carriage, Grade 5 (5)19 5-7652 SCREEN ASS'Y (includes indented items)

- 1-9732 FRAME- 1-9731 SCREEN

20 5-1930 BAG ASS'Y (includes indented items) (2)- 1-9250 BAG, Grass Catcher (2)- 1-9965 ROD, Bag Support (2)- 1-4456 CONNECTOR, Rod (2)

21 9-1303 BOLT, 5/16-18 x 1” Carriage, Grade 522 5-8909 BALLAST (4) (see Figure 1.4 on Page 5)23 7-2239 BRACE, Twin Bag Catcher (see Figure 1.2 on Page 4)24 9-1537 LOCKNUT, 5/16-18 Wing25 9-1545 NUT, 1/4-20 Hex Flange Top Lock (5)26 9-0188 WASHER, 5/16” Flat (6)27 9-1315 WASHER, 5/16” Split Lock (2)28 9-1606 NUT, 5/16-24 Hex Center Lock (2)29 3-8276 CLAMP (2)30 9-1605 NUT, 1/4-28 Hex, Grade 5 or B (4)31 9-1576 NUT, 1/4-20 Hex (7)32 9-1314 WASHER, 1/4” Internal Tooth Lock (3)33 3-7745 HANDLE, Tube34 3-1952 BASE, Tube Handle35 9-1530 BOLT, 1/4-20 X 3/4" Carriage Grade 5 (3)36 3-1951 LATCH, Chute Tube37 5-7809 ADAPTER, Bag (includes 4-6720 Decal)38* 9-0853 SCREW, #10-24 x 1/2” Hex Washer Self-Tap (8)39 9-1611 SCREW, 1/4-28 x 3/4” Hex Head Cap (4)40 4-2716 BRACKET, Bumper Reinforcement41* 4-6627 DECAL, Grass Catcher42 4-6614 TUBE, Grass (33” Deck)43 1-9794 SEAL44 1-1910 DECAL, Caution

*NOTE: The Bagger Hood Assembly (P/N 5-7885) includes items 1, 38 and 41.

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Safety Instructions, Installation & Operator’s Manual For

#6-3156 TWIN BAG GRASS CATCHER KITFOR 33” YARD CRUISERS YZ145332BVESERIES 2 MODELS

COPYRIGHT © 2000SNAPPER INC.ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

MANUAL No. 7-3447 (I.R. 02/29/00)